republican leadership in congress, looking at that same data apparently looks at that kill medicare vote from this spring and thinks we did not go far enough. the budget would have capped spending at below 20% of gdp. to get to cuts that dramatic republicans did something as dramatic as killing medicare and a lot more besides. now republicans are saying they won t vote to raise the debt ceiling unless spending is capped at even less than that 20%. they now want to cap spending at 18% of gdp. that s about $300 billion smaller than the paul ryan kill medicare budget. republicans had a chance to vote on a budget back in april. back in april they considered an 18% spending cap, and even republicans considering their own proposal to do that, earlier this year, even republicans thought it was too radical. more republicans voted against that than very it. but now they are insisting they must vote on that thing again.